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HOOD, John Stuart
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 239 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 23 January 1876 |
| Home Town: | Albion, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stock Inspector |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 May 1958, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12 | Section 11 |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Grammar School South African Honour Roll |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 239, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 239, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 239, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
John Stuart Hood was born on 23 Jan 1876 at Ararat, Victoria, a son to William Walter Hood and Mary Jane Hood (nee Scales). He married Olga Lillian Mills on 19 Oct 1921 in Brisbane, Queensland.